Amideast
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES.
- Income
- $45.9 million
- Spending
- $47.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Employees
- 143
- Volunteers
- 29
- Highest pay
- $333,535, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 71% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $15.8 million spent. EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: GOVERNMENTS, DONOR AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TURN TO AMIDEAST FOR ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN STUDENTS. SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS REQUIRE SOLID LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT: SPONSORS MUST DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SELECTION CRITERIA AND MAKE THE MOST OF LIMITED RESOURCES; CANDIDATES SEEK ADVICE ON EDUCATIONAL CHOICES AND ON HANDLING APPLICATIONS, FINANCING, AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS; AND PARTICIPANT PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED. AMIDEAST ENSURES THAT ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET SO THAT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR OBJECTIVES. AMIDEAST'S SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORS INCLUDE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND RECRUITING OF CANDIDATES; MANAGING THE SELECTION PROCESS; PLACEMENT; PREDEPARTURE ORIENTATION; ONGOING ADVISING AND MONITORING; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING TO SPONSORS. IN 2025, APPROXIMATELY 634 STUDENTS STUDIED IN THE U.S. WITH SUPPORT FROM AMIDEAST.
- $6.5 million spent. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: AMIDEAST IS AMONG THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA). IN ADDITION TO OFFERING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AND TEENS, GENERAL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES FOR ADULTS, AND TEST PREPARATION COURSES FOR STANDARDIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMS, AMIDEAST ALSO DESIGNS AND DELIVERS ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES; PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES, INCLUDING NATIONAL MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. AMIDEAST COMBINES ITS EXPERIENCE IN LANGUAGE TRAINING AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO HELP GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THEIR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN 2022, AMIDEAST PARTNERED WITH MOROCCO'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR THE NATION'S PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION. INITIALLY LAUNCHED THROUGH USAID-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING, THE COLLABORATION HAS CONTINUED THROUGH A DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY AND ONGOING SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY. IN 2025, THE CURRICULUM SCALED NATIONALLY ACROSS ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES (7-9), SUPPORTING ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. AMIDEAST ALSO PARTNERED WITH UNIVERSITIES, MINISTRIES, AND WORKFORCE INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE REGION TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PURPOSE, INCLUDING LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS IN MOROCCO AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN JORDAN. AMIDEAST ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ITS ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (PCELT) FOR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE MENA REGION. IN 2025, 139 EDUCATORS FROM KUWAIT, LIBYA, WEST BANK, AND LEBANON GRADUATED FROM THE PCELT PROGRAM. SINCE 2004, AMIDEAST HAS BEEN AN IMPLEMENTING PARTNER FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE-FUNDED ENGLISH ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH 40,000 YOUTH OVER TWO DECADES HAVE BENEFITED FROM TWO YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THAT EXPAND THEIR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND IN BLENDED FORMATS TO MEET THE RESPECTIVE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES OF EACH PROGRAM. IN 2025, ENROLLMENT IN AMIDEAST ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TEST PREPARATION PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
- $5.2 million spent. TESTING: AS THE LEADING TEST ADMINISTRATOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION, AMIDEAST HANDLES REGISTRATION FOR AND SUPERVISION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS. AMIDEAST ADMINISTERS MOST REQUIRED U.S. STANDARDIZED TESTS, INCLUDING THE TOEFL, GRE, TOEFL ITP, AND TOEIC. TESTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS, FROM MINISTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES. WITH MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AMIDEAST PROVIDES SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS OF TESTING: IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE, RECOGNIZED EXAMS FOR ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES; REGISTRATION SERVICES; TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PROCTORING; QUICK, ACCURATE, AND SECURE SCORING; AND TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES, COURSEWARE, AND CLASSES. IN 2025, AMIDEAST ADMINISTERED APPROXIMATELY 140,000 COMPUTER-BASED, PAPER-BASED, AND INTERNET-BASED TESTS.
- $3.9 million spent. TRAINING: AMIDEAST FIELD OFFICES OFFER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COURSES THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION-INCLUDING PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS-WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO MEET PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES. AMONG THE SUBJECT AREAS IN WHICH AMIDEAST ROUTINELY OFFERS TRAINING ARE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STEM, AND BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS. AMIDEAST'S SIGNATURE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM ADDRESSES SKILL GAPS SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS AS WELL AS ESSENTIAL WORKPLACE SKILLS, ENABLING PARTICIPATING YOUTH TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE JOB MARKET. AMIDEAST ALSO OPERATES SKILLS CENTERS THROUGHOUT MOROCCO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A MAJOR FOUNDATION THERE. AMIDEAST DELIVERS ITS TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PERSON, ONLINE, AND ON A BLENDED MODEL AS APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING YOUTH, BENEFITED FROM AMIDEAST'S TRAINING PROGRAMS.
- $2.1 million spent. EDUCATIONAL ADVISING: AMIDEAST OFFERS EXPERT, RELIABLE GUIDANCE ON U.S. STUDY AND TRAINING OPTIONS. OUR EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CENTERS HELP INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS SELECT THE RIGHT OPTIONS FOR THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA ADVISERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, ACCURATE, AND IMPARTIAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA, EGYPT, LEBANON, YEMEN, WEST BANK/GAZA AND LIBYA. SOME OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA CENTERS INCLUDE EXTENSIVE LIBRARIES FOCUSING ON THE U.S. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND STUDY OPPORTUNITIES; PRESENTATIONS ON THE U.S. ADMISSIONS PROCESS, SPECIFIC FIELDS OF STUDY, ORIENTATION TO U.S. LIFE AND STUDY, AND OTHER TOPICS; INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISING STAFF; SUPPORT FOR EACH STEP OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR U.S. GRADUATES RETURNING HOME. CENTERS ALSO WORK WITH GROUPS OF WELL-QUALIFIED BUT FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO HELP THEM GAIN UNIVERSITY ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2025, AMIDEAST EDUCATIONUSA CENTERS PROVIDED INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTACTS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
- $1.9 million spent. EDUCATION ABROAD: AMIDEAST IMPLEMENTS UNDERGRADUATE SEMESTER AND SUMMER EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS. IN 2025, THESE PROGRAMS WERE ADMINISTERED IN JORDAN, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, AND THE UAE. IN ADDITION, AMIDEAST HOSTS PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS THROUGH THE NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH AND THE KENNEDY-LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM, BOTH SPONSORED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. FOR GROUPS OF AMERICAN STUDENTS OR PROFESSIONALS, AMIDEAST DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS ACADEMIC STUDY, CULTURAL IMMERSION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. THESE PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF EACH SPONSOR, CAN RANGE IN DURATION FROM A FEW DAYS TO AN ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR AND BE CONDUCTED ONSITE, VIRTUALLY, OR ON A HYBRID MODEL. AMONG THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS AMIDEAST PROVIDES ARE PREDEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL ORIENTATIONS; ACADEMIC COURSES AND LECTURES; MEMORABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES; ARABIC LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION; EXCURSIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED WORKSITE PLACEMENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS; AND HOUSING, INCLUDING HOMESTAYS. IN 2025, AMIDEAST SUPPORTED EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMS FOR 307 PARTICIPANTS ON 29 PROGRAMS.
- $120,550 spent. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING: FOR DECADES, AMIDEAST HAS CONTRIBUTED TO STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA THROUGH A RANGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF GOVERNMENTS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMPANIES. WE HAVE ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AT K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EMPOWERED YOUTH TO PLAY ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE ROLES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ADVANCED THE QUALITY OF JUDICIAL TRAINING, CONTRIBUTED TO FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, RAISED AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IMPROVED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AT LOCAL NGOS, AND INCREASED THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE. IN 2025, AMIDEAST CONCLUDED A MULTI-YEAR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT IN YEMEN AND BEGAN A PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WEST BANK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1952.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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